Category Archives: Latest News
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Holy Heat Pumps! A Webinar on Heat Pumps for Faith Communities
Posted on October 10, 2023 by Sarah Marino in Environment, Latest NewsWith cooler weather approaching, we’ll all be firing up our heating systems – and just in time for Halloween, we can all be spooked by the spike in our energy bills! Heat pumps are a great way to lower those bills at your church and care for our Sacred Earth at the same time. Join […]
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Pastoral Letter – Israel and Palestine
Posted on October 10, 2023 by Sarah Marino in Latest News, Outreach, Racial JusticeRev. Will Burhans October 10, 2023 In the story of our Savior’s birth, at the beginning of his days, his parents fled to Egypt because of a massacre of Jewish children at the hands of Rome. To tell the story, Matthew quotes from Jeremiah referencing another massacre in an earlier century: “A voice is heard […]
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Join us This Week in Worship (October 8, 2023)
Posted on October 6, 2023 by Sarah Marino in Latest News, WorshipJesus’ parables were intended to lead his hearers from the narrow confines of tightly held assumptions to the more spacious place of God’s vision for the world (and for their world). This week in worship we’ll place before us Jesus’ Parable of the Tenants from Matthew 21 and allow our worship of God to bring us […]
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Forum Overnight
Posted on October 6, 2023 by Sarah Marino in Latest News, YouthIt’s our first overnight of the year! We’ll hang out, play games, make waffles, and get ready for Youth Sunday in the morning. Most exciting: our first-ever youth open mic will kick off the overnight in Ripley Chapel at 7:30 PM! Register via QR code on the image or at this link
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Children & Youth News 10/05/23
Posted on October 6, 2023 by Sarah Marino in Latest News, YouthThe Nursery is excited to welcome long-time Lynch Elementary School educators, Anne Bianchini and Michele Mafera, to our team. They will be sharing the role of Nursery Supervisor. We encourage you to drop by the nursery to say hello even if you don’t have a little one in childcare any more. Stepping Stones and Jr. Forum will be joining forces […]
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This Week in Worship (October 1, 2023)
Posted on September 29, 2023 by Sarah Marino in Latest News, WorshipJoin us this Sunday in the sanctuary or online for our annual World Communion Sunday. Many languages will invite us to the communion table to begin our new week, month and season together. Rev. Will will reflect on how the cross at the center of the Christian faith invites a global community to gather and […]
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Roots and Branches: You still have time!
Posted on September 27, 2023 by Sarah Marino in Adult Ed, Latest News, Small Groups‘Who do you say that I am?’ ‘Do you see this woman?’ ‘What do you want me to do for you?’ You still have time! We are extending the sign-up period for Roots and Branches,which will return this fall, by popular demand. You have until October 10th, when we will finalize the groups. Participants will […]
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Grieving in Community
Posted on September 25, 2023 by Sarah Marino in Community, Health and Wellness, Latest News, Small Groups, YouthGrieving in Community is a support group for the spectrum of loss. From losing a loved one to experiencing unexpected change, grief affects in a variety of ways. Join us on the second and fourth Wednesday of the month in fall at 6 PM for conversation and rituals. Email Rev. Maeve at maeve.fccw@gmail.com to register and/or to […]
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Worship with Us This Sunday at 10 am (September 24, 2023)
Posted on September 22, 2023 by Sarah Marino in Latest News, WorshipOur service this Sunday (in person and on livestream) falls on the eve of Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement for our Jewish siblings and the holiest day in the Jewish calendar. Suggested by our Music Director, Jane Ring Frank, our service takes inspiration from the Days of Awe (High Holidays). Rev. Maeve will preach on […]
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Just Peace: Special Offering 2023
Posted on September 21, 2023 by Sarah Marino in Giving, Latest News, Ministries/Task Force News, OutreachFor I was hungry, and you gave me something to eat. I was thirsty, and you gave me something to drink. I was a stranger, and you invited me in. Matthew 25:35 Dear members and friends of First Congregational Church in Winchester: Our church has three special offerings a year where 100% of your donations […]
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